AIR VICE MARSHAL SIR LEONARD H. SLATTER - Picture (issued 1945) shows - Air Vice Marshal Sir Leonard H. Slatter, KBE.,CB.,OBE.,DSC.,DFC., Air Officer Commanding a group of Coastal Command, who was born in Durban, South Africa in 1894, and educated at Dale College, South Africa. He formed and commanded the High Speed Flight from 1926-1927 and captained the team in the Schneider Trophy Race at Venice in 1927. Two years later he flew solo from England to South Africa. Between 1929 and 1931 he commanded fighter squadrons and was Senior Officer in HMS COURAGEOUS 19
AIR VICE MARSHAL SIR LEONARD H. SLATTER - Picture (issued 1945) shows - Air Vice Marshal Sir Leonard H. Slatter, KBE.,CB.,OBE.,DSC.,DFC., Air Officer Commanding a group of Coastal Command, who was born in Durban, South Africa in 1894, and educated at Dale College, South Africa. He formed and commanded the High Speed Flight from 1926-1927 and captained the team in the Schneider Trophy Race at Venice in 1927. Two years later he flew solo from England to South Africa. Between 1929 and 1931 he commanded fighter squadrons and was Senior Officer in HMS COURAGEOUS 1932-35. He commanded the in the Eritrea/Abyssinia campaign from 1940-41, and commanded (Naval Cooperation Group) Middle East. Photographic negative , Royal Air Force
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